The Tao Made Easy, Alan Cohen
The Tao Made Easy, Alan Cohen
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The Tao Made Easy
Timeless Wisdom to Navigate a Changing World

Author: Alan Cohen

Narrator: Alan Cohen

Unabridged: 10 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Hay House LLC

Published: 07/10/2018

Synopsis

May you live during interesting times: so goes an ancient Chinese blessing"or some say curse. That wish has come true for us. Now what? In this radically illuminating book, Alan Cohen delves into one of the world's most venerated wisdom texts for answers and brings the lofty and enigmatic concepts of the Tao Te Ching down to earth in fresh, easy-to-grasp language with practical, personal examples we can use to uplift our daily lives.Most other interpretations of the Tao march through the stanzas one by one. Here Alan Cohen calls forth the ancient verses around themes that are central to our modern lives"from love to work to the lessons we learn from pain. Then he brings each message to life in short vignettes where he imagines himself a student of Lao Tse and interacts with the master directly and intimately. He invites you to join the ancient sage and the contemporary seeker as they wend their way through the challenges and triumphs of the same journey you're taking yourself.

About The Author

Alan Cohen M.A. is the author of 23 popular inspirational books including the best-selling The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore the award-winning A Deep Breath of Life and the classic Are You as Happy as Your Dog? He is a contributing writer for the New York Times #1 bestselling series Chicken Soup for the Soul and his books have been translated into 24 foreign languages. His work has been featured on Oprah.com and in USA Today the Washington Post and 101 Top Experts. Alan's radio program Get Real is broadcast weekly on Hay House Radio and his monthly column From the Heart is featured in magazines internationally.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tim on October 14, 2018

Tao Te Ching Explained A useful stroll through the Tao Te Ching, filled with connections to our modern world and bridging back to the life of Lao-tzu. Even if you have no intention of committing to the Tao, there is much useful insight here.......more

Goodreads review by Karolina on February 24, 2021

An interesting book that certainly sheds a light on the goals that we strive to achieve in the 21st century. It might sound like Captain Obvious at times, but it definitely makes stuff clearer. However, at the same time the author doesn't seem to have grasped the concept of transsexuality and other......more

Goodreads review by Shrewbie on July 26, 2023

There's a lot of good and useful stuff in this book but unfortunately it is mixed in with a lot of unsupported, "new age" nonsesnse which is not useful and also potentially harmful if truly practiced as presented. If I stripped away the nonsense, it would be a five star book but would only be about......more

Goodreads review by Tomomi on October 18, 2018

I used $1.99 worth of free Amazon credits toward Great on Kindle eBooks to 'purchase' this book. It seems a lot of self-help books end up on Amazon at very low prices. This is the only book I've read about the Tao Te Ching, and I probably won't try any others. The format was interesting, with fiction......more

Goodreads review by Dagmara on May 22, 2020

Wspaniały tytuł, który uzupełnia wiedzę o taoizmie. Najlepiej czytać razem z Tao Te Ching, jako że książka pozwala zrozumieć najważniejsze założenia znajdujących się tam strof. Książka byłaby dla mnie idealna, gdyby nie autor, który w pewnym momencie za bardzo zachłysnął się swoim poczuciem wyższośc......more

Quotes

“There could be no better pairing of timeless truths and modern sage than that of Lao Tse and Alan Cohen. With the warmth and wisdom befitting these masters, Alan Cohen’s The Tao Made Easy liberates both the ancient teachings of Lao Tse and the mind and spirit of his readers.”
— Mike Dooley, New York Times best-selling author of Infinite Possibilities and Playing the Matrix

“In native cultures wisdom is transmitted through stories. The stories told around the evening fire can heal, inspire, and motivate. They are the power that holds a tribe together. Alan Cohen, in his splendid book The Tao Made Easy, allows us to access the wisdom of the Tao through his stories. Each story gleams like a jewel on the far horizon. Highly recommended!”
— Denise Linn, best-selling author of Energy Strands

“In Alan Cohen’s accessible new take on the ineffable Tao Te Ching, the ‘Tao that cannot be told’ is now told with fresh insights and practical ways of being, according to the universal principles shared by all. This ancient wisdom has been brought to life for a new era deeply in need of enlightenment. Fresh insights, practical, easy entry, and immense delight!”
— Chungliang Al Huang, president-director, Living Tao Foundation and International Lan Ting Institute, and co-author with Alan Watts of Tao: The Watercourse Way

“As a lifelong Taoist practitioner, I was thrilled to read Alan’s book The Tao Made Easy. It is filled with profound and perennial wisdom from Tao Te Ching, brought up to date for 21st-century spiritual seekers. Reading Alan Cohen’s warm, funny, accessible, and infinitely wise take on an ancient spiritual masterpiece made my heart sing and my soul rejoice!”
— Jason Chan, Taoist Master, lifelong A Course in Miracles teacher, creator of Infinite Arts, and award-winning author

“In a magnificent fusion of ancient wisdom and real-world practical application, Alan Cohen has masterfully rebirthed the essence of the Tao Te Ching . . . inviting the Chinese sage, Lao Tse, into the heart of the readers and—in the process—awakening timeless healing energy to help us solve life’s most pressing challenges. The Tao Made Easy truly touches the Soul!”
— davidji, author of Sacred Powers

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